Did it sneak up on you?
Over the weekend, I got together with my bestie since fifth grade. We don't get to see each other often so it's great when we can get together. She is "as big as a minute" as my mom would say. She's very into fitness and she's vertically challenged. I have always been a total contrast to her. I am 5' 8" and was always grossly overweight. Having pictures together with her was always a nightmare because she always looked so good and I well, didn't. Her husband took a picture of us and she posted it on Facebook. When I saw it, my first reaction was to be embarrassed but there was no reason to be. I look like a totally average person even next to her!
That was an a-ha moment for me. I know my clothes are smaller, I know that I'm smaller. People tell me I'm getting skinny and curvy, people don't recognize me. Even with all that, in my head, I am still over 300 pounds. Seeing myself in that picture, I really realize how much I have changed. Anyone else have a similar experience?
First, congratulations on the drastic change! Us taller chics (I am 6'2'') can carry a lot of weight on our frames before we really start to look morbidly obese. I was eating lunch with some colleagues and I referenced my old "fatty Patty" self. One teacher said something to the effect of "Oh c'mon, you were not THAT fat!". I told her I lost more than she or any other teacher at the table weighed, and they were shocked. They asked for the amount I lost and I told them, and they truly had difficulty wrapping their head around how much I lost compared to what I used to look like. Don't get me wrong, there is a dramatic difference between my before and after pictures. I just think for them they have seen me long enough at my slimmer self that they have a hard time remembering just how big I was.
As far as pictures go I have one where I took it with the astronaut who said the famous line, "Houston, we have a problem". He is short. I realized immediately when I saw the picture how despite being a lot taller I did not physically dwarf him. It was a bit starteling because that was the first time my brain truly registered how much slimmer I am... and that was before the tummy tuck and I look a whole lot slimmer now.
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I STILL do not see it. I am 5'10 and I still see the 305 person in the mirror. My boyfriend keeps saying I am getting skinny. My dad calls me skinny. Coworkers call me "Hey SLIM".... I just don't see it yet. Maybe I will see it once I get 20 to 35 pounds more off.
Good job on your weight loss!
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Height: 5'10" HW: 305 SW: 298 Surg Goal: 195 Endo Goal: 165